This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Technology advances such as video conferencing and virtual reality can help rural students access opportunities to connect with colleges. • In what other ways can rural…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author shares stories from transborder students–individuals that cross the U.S.-Mexico border every day to get an education. • Many students are impacted by immigration policy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Liberal arts schools are creating skills-mapping projects to help students understand how to prepare for the future workforce, and trends are pointing toward a “skills-based movement.”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for The Hechinger Report, Andy Johnston explains how the overcomplicated vocabulary and terminology used in higher education is often an overlooked barrier for many students. ·…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s what we’re reading: Homeless youth need more than basics, PSU study finds The Portland Tribune breaks down a study from Portland State University that suggests building self-esteem may have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Partnerships between higher education researchers and high school educators are effective in helping K-12 teachers learn how to improve methods of practice and lesson planning. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Brent Walth, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter, who is now a professor at the University of Oregon, teaches students about how solutions journalism enhances investigative journalism. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Melanie A. Zaber and Kathryn Edwards break down the pros, cons, and unknowns of income share agreements. • How can funders work to fill in the knowledge gaps…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Dual enrollment programs are becoming more popular and more effective. However, policymakers should understand how to expand access to disadvantaged high school students and ensure that…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Alexander Mayer shares MDRC’s findings on programs working to improve outcomes for low-income college students. He emphasizes the importance of integrated, long-term programs for success. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · As policy debate continues on over the future of the federal work-study program, Education Dive explores how some colleges are taking steps to find new kinds…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Natalie Schwartz, writing for Education Dive, discusses the recent edtech investments that are affecting higher education students. • How are these investments changing the landscape of…